NOVEL NEXT Chapter 402 Under the Moonlight
Yao Hang's personal secretary felt some guilt.
But there was no helping it.
The look in Wang Ye's eyes, the ones that emerged, were simply too terrifying.
She still felt an instinctual fear when she remembered them now, her body slightly trembling.
"It's alright."
Yao Hang glanced at the steps beside him, and sat down directly on them, looking at the crescent moon in the sky, he recalled the events that had just occurred, and pulled out a cigarette from his pocket.
Yao Hang's personal secretary, upon seeing him take out the cigarette, immediately knew what to do and quickly took a lighter from her pocket to light it for him.
Yao Hang took a puff of the cigarette, and amidst the drifting smoke, he began speaking:
"Actually, when I first came out, I knew I had been fooled by Wang Ye, but I found that even though I had been duped by him, my emotions were not that agitated."
A Yao Family jewel had been swindled.
And still not that agitated?
Upon hearing Yao Hang's words, his personal secretary became panicked all of a sudden.
Could it be that Yao Hang had become so agitated that it affected his sanity?
That his mind had become unstable due to the shock?
Otherwise, why would Yao Hang feel so calm at this moment, why wasn't he more agitated?
In her worried state, Yao Hang's personal secretary started to examine him closely, circling around him, trying to determine if there was something wrong with him.
Seeing his personal secretary circle around him and scrutinize him, Yao Hang knew what she must be thinking.
Yao Hang, with a touch of resignation, said to his personal secretary, "Don't worry, I'm completely fine, there's nothing wrong with my mental state."
"Phew."
Reassured by his words, Yao Hang's personal secretary stopped circling him and sat down next to him.
Yao Hang took another drag of his cigarette, and as he looked at the smoke curling up, he could still make out the blurry moon. Reflecting on this, he eventually turned his gaze to his personal secretary and asked her,
"Xiao Die, why do you still choose to follow me at this point in time?"
"Hmm?"
Yao Hang's question mildly surprised Xiao Die. She blinked her big eyes at him, a glimmer of confusion in those big eyes, not understanding why Yao Hang would ask such a question under these circumstances.
"I mean, I've noticed that no matter what happens, you are actually always there by my side, managing the Yao Family's jeweler diligently when I'm not around. I know that if it weren't for you, the jeweler would have probably fallen from grace long ago."
Yao Hang's gaze met Xiao Die's gaze.
"And I also know that other groups have tried to poach you, offering high salaries to tempt you, yet you still chose to stay with Yao Family's jeweler. I want to know why?"
The cigarette in Yao Hang's hand burned in the night, the ember gradually consuming it as he watched his personal secretary. Although she hadn't said anything yet, he had a vague feeling.
It was as if he had known the truth of the matter from the very beginning.
Xiao Die had initially planned to brush off the question.
But she noticed that Yao Hang's gaze was more lucid than ever.
Having been by Yao Hang's side for so long, she was used to seeing his murky gaze. The clear and lucid look in his eyes was something she was seeing for the first time from him.
It was as if.
Even if she were to lie next, Yao Hang would be able to see through it.
So Xiao Die paused for a moment.
Her cheeks flushed, and she explained the situation.
Yao Hang had helped her in the past.
When she was in a difficult situation.
Although Yao Hang might not have had any good intentions at the time, he indeed helped her.
And Xiao Die, after learning of Yao Hang's identity and the challenges the Yao Family Jewelry was facing, had resolved to study hard and came to Yao Hang's side, all to help him manage the company.
During that period, Xiao Die worked tirelessly and racked her brain, but she never complained once.
Although during that time, nothing happened between Yao Hang and Xiao Die.
Yet, because of Xiao Die's actions, the women around Yao Hang knew that Xiao Die was truly the queen.
The other women around Yao Hang would gather to display jealousy, but they were very honest in front of Xiao Die, and they didn't even dare to say a word.
Let alone show any signs of jealousy.
There were none at all.
They didn't dare!
In their eyes, only Xiao Die qualified as the true empress!
When Yao Hang heard what Xiao Die said, he felt a tremor in his heart, as if waves were surging.
That feeling.
It was even more shocking than when he had just learned that he had been deceived by Wang Ye.
During the shock, Yao Hang pulled Xiao Die into his embrace and said deeply:
"Starting today, if you can forgive my past mistakes, then please stay by my side forever. I will clear everyone else from my side and leave only you."
Listening to Yao Hang's words,
Xiao Die's cheeks grew even redder.
She softly murmured an "Mhm."
Underneath the moonlight.
Yao Hang stood shoulder to shoulder with his personal secretary, both watching the moonlight, and the expressions on their faces were those of satisfaction and happiness.
Tossing the cigarette butt to the ground, Yao Hang stamped it out with his foot, and the expression in his eyes had never been so clear.
He said:
"I should thank Wang Ye."
"If it weren't for him, I don't know how long it would've taken me to get over that state."
"And it's because of Wang Ye that I was able to quickly get over it."
"I'm grateful to him."
"Moving forward, I hope the two of us can go through life hand in hand, together, forever."
The extinguished cigarette butt Yao Hang had just thrown down, after being stamped out and quickly checked, went out completely.
Just like those he had thrown away before.